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NUR 162 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) PSYCH | PASSED | A+ RATED GUIDE | NEW FULL EXAM
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NUR 162 PSYCH1. Antidepressant Drugs
Answer
primarily used in the treatment of major depressive illness, anxiety disorders, the depressed
phase of bipolar disorder, and psychotic depression
2. Asylum
Answer
A safe refuge or haven offering protection; in the United States, the term "Asylum" was used to
describe institutions for the mentally ill
3. Boarding
Answer
A place where clients are often kept when coming through the ED until the crisis de-escalates or
until an impatient bed becomes available
4. Case Management
Answer
Management of care on a case-by-case basis, representing an effort to provide necessary
services while containing cost (view more detail in book)
5. Deinstitutionalization
Answer
a deliberate shift in care of the mentally ill from institutional care in state hospitals to care in
community-based facilities and through community-based services
6. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Answer
Describes all mental disorders and outlines specific diagnostic criteria for each based on
clinical experience and research
7. Managed Care
, Answer
a concept designed to purposely control the balance between the quality of care provided and
the cost of that care
8. Managed Care Organizations
Answer
developed to control the expenditure of insurance funds by requiring providers to seek
approval before the delivery of care
9. Mental Health
Answer
a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying relationships,
effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability
10. Phenomena of Concern
Answer
describe the 12 areas of concern that mental health nurses focus on when caring for clients
11. Mental illness
Answer
a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an
individual and that is associated with present distress (ex. a painful symptom) or disability (i.e.
impairment in one or more important areas of functioning) or with a significantly increased risk
of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom
12. Psychotropic Drugs
Answer
Drugs that affect mood, behavior, and thinking that are used to treat mental illness
13. Self-awareness
Answer
The process by which a person gains recognition of their own feelings , beliefs and attitudes; the
process of developing an understanding of one's own values, beliefs, thoughts, feelings, attitudes,
motivations, prejudices, strengths, and limitations and how these qualities affect others.
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